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Alibaba unveils a new ultra-powerful IA chip
It is a small revolution in the world of cloud computing. With the IA Hanguang 800 chips, Alibaba says we can now accomplish a task that used to take 1 hour in just 5 minutes. It is no secret that Chinese tech companies seek to shift away from reliance on foreign manufacturers. Did they manage to do so?
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Facebook relaunches the virtual reality this November with a new Oculus for Business B2B platform
The potential of virtual reality in business is not to be neglected. According to ABI Research, the VR training market will be worth $6.3 billion in 2022. Facebook is aware of this and is launching an offensive in the sector focused on its Oculus Quest and Oculus Go headsets. Will companies be able to leverage this B2B platform to benefit from the business customer service?
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Twitter launches a filter to hide offensive DM
Twitter has taken new measures to reduce social media abuse on their platform. After a month of testing, the company has unveiled its new filtering process to hide offensive direct messages sent from strangers into the inbox. The new feature will especially be beneficial to high profile female accounts that still get loads of unwanted messages every day.
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Yandex: The Russian equivalent of Google is making headlines again
Last year was the launch of a smartphone, then the acquisition of intellectual property and call centers from Vezet. Their latest innovation: an online video service that is supposed to rival youtube. The new video service, will allow its users to publish content.
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Airbnb is likely to go mainstream in the next few weeks on its attempts to expand the product into new areas: namely activities and things to do.
The company has recently sent an email to hosts in which it encourages them to "be one of the first experience hosts", launching it appears initially in San Francisco in the first week of December.
"Whether it’s an intimate dinner at your house, a rosé brunch in the park, dinner and a bonfire at the beach, or a serendipitous excursion to your favorite pop-up in the Mission, every idea you share is a chance for a traveler to belong in San Francisco."
A sign-up page allows hosts to "earn extra money showing travellers your favourite local sights or hosting an activity with your friends".
Essentially this is the formalisation of a hosts-as-guides service on the site.
Whilst the news that Experiences is going live is likely to get hosts and the press excited ("genius move", says Jack Smith on ProductHunt), Airbnb has actually been testing this type of service on and off for quite some time.
The first signs that the home-sharing site wanted to expand what it hosts are able to offer came in May 2013, when some started selling products such as boat trips and other local activities.
This followed the launch in late-2012 of its Neighbourhoods pages, where hosts could recommend things to do in particular area, such as cafes, museums, and other activities.
An even earlier partnership with Vayable to up-sell experiences to users of Airbnb on confirmation emails ended reasonably quickly after its launch in 2011.
The most recent iteration of its testing the activities and experience waters came in May 2014 when pages appeared with guides selling products such as mountain bike tours in San Francisco.
Again, Airbnb played it all down said the idea was it simply "experimenting with new ways to create meaningful experiences" and wouldn't share any more details.
The latest attempt could be another "experiment", but there is plenty of product already lined up, providing things as diverse as surfing, hiking, city walks and shopping tours.


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According to Business of Fashion, the reality TV empress clinched an additional $240 million in the latest funding round for her wildly popular line of shapewear and underwear.
SKIMS CEO and co-founder Jens Grede (whose wife, Emma Grede, helped Khloe Kardashian launch denim brand Good American), said the fresh capital will be used to expand into countries outside of the U.S., as well as pursue new collaborations, partnerships, and events.
It's no mystery how SKIMS ascended to multi-billion-dollar-dom. Between Kardashian's star power, her maverick marketing campaigns, and that unexpected Fendi co-sign (which generated $1 million in one minute), the company is certainly earning its keep.
SKIMS is also reprising its partnership with Team USA, again dressing the team's female athletes for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Compounding the label's success, shapewear sales are up, bolstered by consumer taste for casual, comfortable basics. When COVID hit the U.S. in spring 2020, SKIMS quickly pivoted strategy, focusing more on loungewear-adjacent shapewear such as tank tops, bodysuits, and leggings.
Kardashian officially joined the billionaires club in April 2021, around the same time SKIMS notched a $1.6 billion valuation. The year before, she sold 20 percent of her makeup brand, KKW Beauty, to Coty — a $200 million deal that valued that cosmetics line at $1 billion.
With SKIMS' new and improved funding round, the entrepreneur and shameless self-promoter known as Kimberly Kardashian unlocks a new level of ultra-wealth. As the saying goes, the rich get richer and the poor get... control top tights?


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Four Oregonians have now been struck with a severe lung disease linked to e-cigarettes, state health officials said Tuesday.
One of the victims died in July. Another fell ill in September and has so far mostly recovered, the victim told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
The Oregon Health Authority didn’t release any additional information about the two new cases of severe lung illness, including what products they used, when they fell ill or whether they’re currently hospitalized. The announcement came the same day as Washington officials said that state’s vaping-related cases of severe lung illness grew to three.
Six people have died from the illness nationwide, including the Oregon victim. That person reportedly used e-cigarettes, or vape pens, with THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana. Another Oregon victim reported vaping the nicotine e-cigarette Juul, a brand that has become wildly popular in the last several years. These are the only cases so far identified in the state.
Federal health officials have reported more than 380 confirmed cases of severe lung disease connected with vaping in 36 states, down from an estimate of 450 that included cases tied less definitively to vaping.
Multiple state and federal agencies have been scrambling to identify the cause of the outbreak. As of Sept. 5, the Oregon Health Authority had homed in on two legal marijuana retail stores where the Oregon victim shopped before falling ill and dying.
Oregon marijuana retailers began removing vaping products last week and offering returns on previously purchased vape pens.
Two of the federal agencies investigating the illnesses – the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – haven’t identified a definitive cause of the illness. But the agencies have both urged people against vaping and, in particular, against vaping marijuana oils.
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Professional Media Company beSuccess declared on 17th they received investment from Korea, America, China, and Japan 4 countries. There are DCM Venture and Strong Venture of famous venture company Kakao, 500 Startups and other America venture companies, China Hardy Farm Venture and Tokyo Founders Fund, as well as Korea’s The Ventures, legal person SEUM, MoCA Ventures and Startup X.
Strong Venture participates in this investment after invest to seed in 2011, representative Pei Hongji explains the background, Strong Ventures and beSuccess worked together since the first day start business. beSuccess began as professional media company, not only convey messages to Korea start-ups for taking on the world, also make contribution to Korean start-ups eco system through local conference. It will develop into a publicizing platform for start-ups. For the next phase, I believe the information and network data platform beginning will produce bridge bond effect, connect Asian start-ups including Korean to the world.
Kevin Ren from Chinese Hardy Farm Venture, who selected beSuccess as its first investment in Korea, said, beSuccess has media, conference, data and so on excellent brands. In a long time, it will connect entrepreneur and investor, other industry and start-ups industry, Korean enterprise and oversea capital. Hardy Farm plans to invest more Korean start-ups starting from beSuccess.
beSuccess representative Zheng Xianxu who brought investment from 4 countries said, no matter for small start-ups like beSuccess, or all the Korean start-ups, it’s very meaningful to receive investment from trusted investors from different countries. I believe investors from various countries want to find good start-ups through investing beSuccess. beSuccess plans to continue enhancing its media and global influence power, help more start-ups find oversea investment through beSuccess platform, find business partner.


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The biggest launch of an Xbox console in South Africa has happened. The latest generation is the third to launch in the country and it was the biggest yet.
Across the country, nearly all of the Series X stock has sold out, according to distributor Prima Interactive. This is the first time the company has been involved in a worldwide launch date.
"We were really pleased that we managed to get most of the stock to stores in time, and being able to deliver the biggest launch ever," said Ian Hepplewhite from Prima Interactive.
"Seeing all the fans posting their purchases and comments on the forums as they unbox and start to play the most powerful console in the world was rewarding. We ended the day lighting the Johannesburg skyline green to celebrate the launch.”
Good news for those who missed out
Another shipment of consoles will arrive in South Africa ahead of Christmas time. For those who missed the bell or who were unable to preorder their console still have a chance to do so before the year is over.


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In the last decade e-commerce has completely transformed. But now, where is e-commerce going? Adam Lashinsky, the Executive Editor of Fortune sat down to interview Marc Lore the President & CEO of Walmart eCommerce US and Sridhar Ramaswamy the Senior Vice President of Ads & Commerce at Google.
They two began the session with describing the new partnership between Google and Walmart. The idea to partner started with looking what each company was trying to do separately that could be better done together. With the current trends in artificial intelligence and personal assistants they began to see the future of the e-commerce was going to be big. While Walmart has been a part of Google’s shopping, their goal is really to create fast and seamless purchases.
Lore stated that while it’s very early in AI, he predicts that it won’t be long before a consumer will be able to talk to a voice assistance the same way you can talk to another person. The intention with these new products is that they know you like your family does, they will be everywhere from your car to your home.
But with these new products that collect all of this data, what about privacy? Ramaswamy thinks that the way to prevent the privacy issue is by being honest and open with your consumers. At Google, they make the information that they gather available to each consumer to access. From there, the consumer can control the settings on data collecting. “I think that there are many cases where you get a better product with opt-in data collection,” said Ramaswamy.
Another product of the future: grocery delivery in your fridge. This product created by Walmart will give the deliverer a one-time code to enter your house. Anytime throughout the delivery, the home-owner can watch on cameras. This product is still in testing in select locations but Lore thinks that this is one part of the future of ecommerce.
But before ecommerce can take these strides towards the future, it needs to improve. Right now with how our current ecommerce experience, you go online and get unlimited options. With to hopes of voice to make purchases, it requires one answer. The way to do this is with advertising experts and new technologies to improve that one answer.
As ecommerce continues to grow, so does the advertising for these products. In today’s Brick & Mortar stores we only have so much shelf space. With this growth in ecommerce the various product opportunities are endless. Advertisers will need to market products that are more specific to a certain consumer.
When asked about how they compete with their competition, the men said that their companies just try to focus on improving their company and their products. Ramasway says that it is hard to compare Google and Facebook because they are not the same model. Google works hard to get you the right information at your fingertips and Amazon is all about getting you to purchase. With Google’s partnerships, they predict that they will it easier to shop by combining various retailers in one space. They think that being a platform for these retailers is more successful for them than being a retail themselves.
In the next year, Google plans to roll out AR capabilities. This will help your camera animate objects. You would then be able to place your camera up to items to see reviews and buy it etc. Ramswamy thinks that this product will have a huge impact on ecommerce.
Together Google and Walmart are envisioning a bright future for the industry of e-commerce. Watch out for this partnership because they have big things in their future.


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Disney (DIS 1.84%) has had a pretty wild February. The surprising resignation of Bob Iger as CEO and the market's general sell-off on concerns over the widening global reach of the coronavirus outbreak have sent shares of the media giant to a 10-month low.
The correction is real, and now we can shift to March and see if catalysts and important milestones can help turn investor sentiment around. Let's go over a few dates Disney shareholders can't afford to overlook.
The very first Mickey Mouse-anchored ride opens in Florida on Wednesday. Despite its roller coaster-like name, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway is a tame family-friendly ride that will open at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the site of the former The Great Movie Ride attraction. It was supposed to open last year, but Disney pushed it out early 2020.
Hollywood Studios was dead last among Disney's four theme parks in Florida in 2018, but that should change with the latest addition that follows the 2018 opening of Toy Story Land and last year's debut of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. There's a lot riding on the new ride, especially since it will also open at the original Disneyland park in California come 2022.
Pixar's latest release, Onward, hits theaters next weekend. Disney's slate of releases in 2020 is widely expected to underperform its 2019 titles, but there's nothing wrong with low expectations. Pixar is fresh off another Oscar win for Toy Story 4. It has dominated the Best Animated Feature category, with seven wins over the past 12 years.
There is a risk here, as Onward is an original franchise, but that also means there's much to gain in sequels and consumer-products sales, if the suburban fantasy film about two teenage elf brothers on a quest for good fortune is a hit. Multiplex attendance continues to drift lower, but a feelgood flick with broad appeal should always be able to find its audience.
Disney has been cashing in on many of its animated classics by rebooting them as live-action films, and in a few weeks it will be Mulan's turn to see if it can keep the formula going. Mulan wasn't as successful in its initial run as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin -- three recent Disney reboots -- but the entertainment market in Asia has expanded dramatically since the animated Mulan hit theaters in 22 years ago.
One thing to watch is that Disney is releasing the two family-targeted films just three weeks apart. Disney has a lot of organic and acquired content in its arsenal, so sometimes it can't help bunching its theatrical offerings together. It will be interesting to see if Onward takes off, and if the arrival of Mulan later in the same month hurts its eventual returns.
Disney's domestic theme park business is tracking the progress of the coronavirus outbreak closely, but COVID-19 has already had a devastating impact on the two Chinese resorts in which Disney holds a significant minority stake. Hong Kong Disney and Shanghai Disneyland have been closed since late January in an effort to contain the deadly virus, and it will leave a mark on Disney's financial performance.
Disney revealed in early February that it expects to take a $175 million charge -- $135 million for Shanghai and $40 million for Hong Kong -- for the temporary closure of its resorts. The important caveat is that this is the figure for the current quarter. If the parks remain closed after the end of this month, it will mean another hit for the fiscal third quarter and beyond.
In short, if the shortest month of the year was wild for one of the market's most beloved blue chip stocks, one can expect more of the same in March. There's too much happening for the global media juggernaut to ignore.


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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Caterer Compass Group CPG, -1.21% said that its fiscal year net profit rose to 524 million pounds, or 25.4 pence a share, from 295 million pounds, or 13.3 pence a share, a year ago. Revenue was flat at 10.3 billion pounds. Compass recorded a 197 million pound profit in fiscal 2007 from the sale of its European vending business. "Over the last 18 months we have simplified the business...whilst there is still much to do, we have had an encouraging start to the new financial year," the firm said.
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Twitter has agreed to adopt a new security programme which will settles its privacy case with the US Federal Trade Commission.The Commission said that the micro-blogging site would be enforcing best practices for password selection and control as well as submit to regular audits of its security controls.Among the measures required will be the adoption of unique non-dictionary passwords not used with other accounts or stored within unencrypted email messages.The company will also be required to swap out passwords regularly and protect its administrative controls through a unique log-in page that locks an account after a certain number of failed log-in attempts.Additionally, the company will be required to adjust its notifications to users in order to avoid misleading them about the company's privacy protections. In a blog posting, Twitter general counsel Andrew Macgillivray said that the company had already adopted a number of the stipulations in the settlement."Even before the agreement, we'd implemented many of the FTC's suggestions and the agreement formalizes our commitment to those security practices," he wrote.The deal stems from a pair of breaches Twitter suffered in 2009 which lead to user accounts being compromised and a breach of Twitter corporate data. The FTC said that the breaches were due to lax security practices, such as using dictionary-based passwords and not limiting the number of log-in attempts on an account."When a company promises consumers that their personal information is secure, it must live up to that promise," said FTC bureau of consumer protection director David Vladeck."Likewise, a company that allows consumers to designate their information as private must use reasonable security to uphold such designations."
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US online pioneer Peapod has partnered with Whisk.com to turn recipes into online grocery orders. In an attempt to simplify online and harness the array of recipes available online, Peapod and Whisk have combined to create smart shopping lists, from any online recipe across the web. The customer selects a recipe and the ingredients needed are automatically added into their ‘smart’ shopping list.
This expands Peapods reach and new order generation into being just one click away for all browsers of online recipes.
Whisk was developed in UK with goals centred on connecting consumers with their desired food as quickly and as easily as possible. The partnership with Peapod is just one of their partnerships with a range of retailers.
This is another example of the technology leverage available to those in online channels where they can rapidly increase sales without dependence on building more infrastructure.


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SamSam ransomware moves laterally across networks after compromising internet-facing systems, and is making its hands-on operators hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The technology behind the cryptocurrency bitcoin is one of the internet's most promising new developments. Here's how businesses can use it to streamline operations and create new opportunities.
Google kicks off Chrome ad filtering on sites that persistently display annoying ads.
Younger people tend to think traditional media outlets are aimed at their parents. Squid aims to change that.
The HP DaaS for Apple plan provides customers with latest-generation Apple devices paired with support and management services from HP.
Another day, another exposed Amazon S3 server.
Auditing and logging are essential measures for protecting mission-critical systems and troubleshooting problems. This policy outlines the appropriate auditing and logging procedures for computer systems,...
Participants managed to secure themselves over $103,000 in rewards.
Normally $165, and with extra discounts on volume purchases, this tiny dongle promises to simplify password management once and for all.
AI will revolutionize the world, or so sayeth Silicon Valley. But there are some potholes on the road to AI nirvana -- starting with the people AI is supposed to help. Think Skynet. Here's research from the frontlines of artificial intelligence.
David Gewirtz shares a real-world example of how a cloud-based disaster recovery strategy can help sustain business continuity, even for small businesses and families.
Microsoft's February patches include its mitigations for Meltdown-Spectre CPU attacks in its Security Only update.
After blaming North Korea for WannaCry, UK now officially pins crippling NotPetya attacks on Russia.
Cisco Talos says the gang responsible has managed to steal millions of dollars through phishing campaigns.
The insect reveals a vision strategy that takes the computing challenges out of stereo vision.
The Vivofit 4 is a relatively straightforward activity tracker, although there are plenty of options in the Garmin Connect app. The main draw is its year-long battery life.
The cloud configuration startup's portfolio is destined for VMware's customer services.
As Facebook prepares to roll out a new privacy center, a German court rules against its data-collection practices.
Samsung is bringing AI to its smart TVs in the form of voice assistant Bixby, but whether the move will bring the company closer to its 'total' IoT consumer experience remains to be seen.


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Blog: Bananas and Bournville - food 'wars' herald end of 2009
Dean Best | 21 December 2009
While everyone else is running around (no doubt with elbows pointing outwards) snaffling up those last-minute Christmas presents, Cadbury boss Todd Stitzer is dashing around selling the UK confectioner's defence against the Kraft Foods bid to investors.
The Cadbury dossier, published in London last week, was broadly welcomed by analysts, who stood by their belief that Kraft needs to up its offer if it wants to prevail in its pursuit of the Dairy Milk maker.
Cadbury's press team sent out a missive last week that, as well as detailing how to contact them over Christmas, said they were "rather presumptuously" humming John Lennon's 'Happy Christmas (War Is Over)'.
All very entertaining but, behind the bluster, lies the certainty that Kraft will have to return to the table in the New Year with a better bid if it wants to successfully woo Cadbury shareholders.
With Hershey, Ferrero and even Nestle's intentions still unknown, the most high-profile M&A story of 2009 looks likely to run well into 2010.
However, one food 'war' was seemingly ended last week when the EU - at long last - struck a deal over its banana import regime.
The WTO has held dispute hearings on bananas since 1996 and its director-general called the trade row "one of the most technically complex, politically sensitive and commercially meaningful" disputes heard by the global trade body.
But now, peace has been brokered - and bananas from Latin America will face less stiff import restrictions when entering the EU.
Alas, bananas and the EU remained bed-fellows in the just-food headlines last week when it emerged that the European Commission had started a probe into claims of a cartel in southern Europe - a year after finding the likes of Dole and Chiquita guilty of a similar arrangement in the north of the continent.
We closed the week with our review of the year in which we chose five manufacturers and retailers for whom 2009 was a good year - and five others for whom the last 12 months would be a year to forget.
It has been a challenging year and, although some economies have moved out of recession, it is unclear whether recovery will be sustained once governments dial down their stimulus measures. 2010 could prove just as tough.
But let's end on a brighter note. just-food continues to go from strength to strength and a huge factor in that is the support you have given us in 2009. Thanks for all your comments - good and bad - and your help and encouragement during the year.
On our travels, we have met plenty of those in our industry who believe the future remains bright - even if there are a few clouds on the horizon.
So, on that note, merry Christmas and a prosperous 2010 from all at just-food.
John Harris / reportdigital.co.uk
Danone completed its US$12.5bn acquisition of WhiteWave Foods this week. The move will roughly double Danone's presence in North America, where WhiteWave is a top four dairy player. ...
Premier Foods plc revealed today (28 March) it has secured a deal with its pension scheme trustees that will see the UK food maker reduce its pension burden....
Hain Celestial, under the scrutiny of the investment community in recent months and facing some challenges in its domestic market, has announced another shuffling of its management pack....
FrieslandCampina, which today served up higher profits but lower sales for 2016, is ready to offload the last non-dairy business owned by the Dutch cooperative giant....
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Oneconnect Partners With 9F Group
9F and Oneconnect will help empower small and medium-sized banks to implement digital inclusive business for 9F Wanka customers. The cooperation will combine with the rich experience of Oneconnect, such as biometric identification and blockchain, and the accumulation of scientific and technological innovation in consumption scenarios, AI, big data, cloud computing and other fields innovated over the past 13 years.
In addition, Oneconnect has developed its own advantages in many business chains such as precision marketing, flow distribution, big data risk control, intelligent customer service and post-loan management. It has responded to the call of the government, helped small and medium-sized banks to make transformation and jointly improved the efficiency of digital inclusive finance for banks.
Wangchun Ye, the chairman and CEO of Oneconnect, said that Oneconnect and 9F have the same vision of promoting the development of digital inclusive finance. Based on 9F's advantages in user recommendation, service scenario, big data, intelligent risk control and other aspects, it can enable quality digital technology inclusive financial services to cover a wider range of users and conform to the development trend of the industry.
Lei Sun, the founder and CEO of 9F, said that the cooperation is not only a powerful combination, but also a full-scale technological opening and capacity sharing between the two parties in order to better serve more users. Based on 9F's digital technology and inclusive ecology, the two parties will jointly develop inclusive financial technology to make finance simpler and better.
9F and Oneconnect also expressed their intent to strengthen cooperation in overseas markets, supply chain finance and post-loan management. With joint efforts, the cooperation between the two parties will continue to deepen and the development space will be wider.
9F Wanka Recognized by Leaders in Finance
In the current economic situation, the importance of assets is a common consensus in the market, and high-quality assets are scarce resources pursued by various funds. With years of meticulous operation and management, 9F Wanka has built a comprehensive risk control system. It has exported the design, process and practice of Wanka's risk control system for many years to the outside world through modular technology. It has been recognized and favored by Oneconnect, CITIC Trust, Bank of Inner Mongolia, China-Kyrgyzstan Guarantee and other institutions.
9F Group will continue to enrich the digital science and technology inclusive ecology and share the digital economic achievements with more financial institutions. Meanwhile, more financial institutions will join 9F to provide users the high-quality, convenient and intelligent digital inclusive financial services.
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Ubisoft Singapore skull long time no see. The Pirate Adventure announced at E3 2017 has been postponed for several years. The latest Ubisoft update arrived in September 2020, over 18 months ago.
skull It finally resurfaced on Friday when Redditor posted a leak showing 6 minutes of gameplay. This is described as a training video “designed for alpha testers”, detailing features such as the game’s “notorious” system and crafts. Ubisoft has confirmed to Polygon that the leak is genuine.
The leaked footage includes a training video with narration that transcends the infamous system of monitoring hacker reputation. Increasing notoriety gives you access to new opportunities such as the ability to build better and cooler ships. Narrator says you can sign “high risk, high reward” contracts with in-game NPCs to level up and explore, plunder, and complete world events.
Not only can you explore the land, you can also sail on other ships- skull After all it is a pirate game. This video emphasizes the survival factor and the importance of keeping the ship in full stock. If you don’t feed your crew enough, they will directly rebel and kill you. According to the video, crafting is an “essential” part of the game and can improve ship stats such as attack damage and HP.
When asked to comment on the leak, a Ubisoft representative confirmed to Polygon that the footage was from an “early build.” skull:
You can see that this is a preview of the next game. skull. We recently did a technical test of the game and released some details. These video images were taken from an early version of the game and do not reflect the quality and functionality of the final game. More details on the game will be announced shortly.
skullDevelopment facing setbacks. It first appeared in E3 2017 and has been delayed several times since then. The game was originally scheduled for release in 2019, but was later pushed back in 2020. It’s 2022 now, but it looks like the ship is finally ready to sail.
No major updates so far skull From Ubisoft.However, the official Twitter account of the game Release a short clip This morning, “Keep an eye on the horizon …”, an uninhabited island emoji. Only the second tweet of the account since the developer update in September 2020 mentioned above.
After years of delays, Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones gameplay leaks
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Ubisoft Singapore’s Skull & Bones has been a long time coming. Announced at E3 2017, the pirate adventure has been delayed for several years; the most recent update from Ubisoft came in September 2020, more than 18 months ago.
Skull & Bones finally resurfaced on Friday, when a Redditor posted a leak showing six minutes of gameplay — describing it as a tutorial video “meant for Alpha testers” — detailing the game’s “infamy” system as well as features like crafting. Ubisoft confirmed to Polygon that the leak is authentic.
The leaked footage comprises a narrated tutorial video that goes over the infamy system, which tracks your reputation as a pirate. As you rank up your infamy, you’ll get access to new opportunities like the ability to build better and cooler-looking ships. To level up, you will be able to make “high-risk, high-reward” contracts with NPCs in the game, the narrator says, as well as explore, plunder, and complete world events.
In addition to exploring on land, you’ll be able to set sail and board other ships — Skull & Bones is a pirate game, after all. The video emphasizes survival elements and the importance of keeping your ship well stocked. If you don’t feed your crew enough, they will just straight-up rebel and kill you. According to the video, crafting is an “essential” part of the game that will allow you to upgrade your ship’s stats, like attack damage and HP.
Asked for comment on the leak, a Ubisoft representative confirmed to Polygon that the footage comes from an “early version” of Skull & Bones:
We can confirm this is a glimpse of our upcoming game Skull & Bones. Recently, we ran a technical test for the game and some of its details became public. This video footage was taken from an early version of the game and doesn’t reflect the quality and features of the final game. We’ll share more details about the game soon.
Skull & Bones’ development has been plagued with setbacks. It was first shown at E3 2017 and has since been delayed several times. The game was originally supposed to come out in 2019, and then got pushed to 2020. It’s 2022 now, but it looks like this ship might finally be ready to set sail.
So far, there’s been no substantive update on Skull & Bones from Ubisoft. However, the game’s official Twitter account posted a brief clip this morning with the text “Keep your eyes on the horizon…” and a desert island emoji. It’s only the second tweet from the account since the aforementioned development update in September 2020.
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A Mississippi-based furniture maker is ending production at two of its manufacturing plants in North Carolina, putting 271 people out of work. officials said.
United Furniture Industries Inc. said it is ending production at its Winston-Salem and High Point plants, affecting nearly a fourth of its 1,150 workers in the Piedmont Triad region, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
The manufacturer filed a WARN Act notice, posted Monday, with the N.C. Commerce Department. United filed a similar notice for operations in Amory, Mississippi, affecting another 220 jobs.
HOUSTON EXPLOSION AT MANUFACTURING PLANT LEAVES 2 DEAD, RATTLES HOMES MILES AWAY


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The average price of salmon fillets in the big four has already risen 16.7% in the past year to £11.81/kg [The Grocer 33], and suppliers claim further increases are on the cards.
The price paid by exporters for Norwegian salmon reached £5.09/kg last month, an increase of 27% on the year before [NOS Clearing ASA]. The increase had been caused by lower available volumes coming through from Chile, the world's biggest supplier, following the outbreak of the salmon anaemia virus two years ago, said one supplier. The impact had not been felt last year because of the abundance of frozen salmon stocks still available to the US, one of the world's biggest salmon importers, at that stage.
However, the US had now turned to Europe and Norway in particular to source its salmon, with the result that supply was tightening and wholesale prices were going up, said the supplier. Exports of Scottish farmed salmon to the US increased by 50% during 2009 to 24,000 tonnes [SSPO].
"It is going to come through further in the retailer price in the next few months," said the source. "I'm certain there will be a dip in consumption. I hope that it is shortlived, but this increase in price is of such a scale I think there will be a number of consumers who no longer buy into salmon."
Retailers were now having to pay considerably more to guarantee supplies, claimed one buyer. "The supply and demand situation is at its all-time high since the 2005 dioxin scare," said the source, adding that it was proving challenging for supermarkets to keep the price competitive.
Shoppers were fickle and would switch to other fish if salmon became too expensive, warned fish consultant at Callander McDowell, Martin Jaffa. "It is price-sensitive, and people won't buy it if it gets too expensive."


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TOKYO • Nissan Motor is planning to cut more than 20,000 jobs across the world, as it grapples with closed factories and showrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kyodo News reported.
The outbreak is forcing the Japanese carmaker to cut back on production, and it is also considering restructuring measures in the country, the news agency reported.
The job reductions are part of a mid-term reorganisation plan that Nissan is due to unveil next Thursday, Kyodo said.
The reduction is much larger than the 12,500 staff cuts Nissan announced in the middle of last year. Nissan has been in turmoil since the November 2018 arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn, with an ageing car line-up and management paralysis denting its outlook.
The automaker warned last month that it expects to post a loss for the latest fiscal year through March, as the pandemic shuttered dealerships in major markets and the economic fallout hurt consumer demand for new cars.
A representative for Nissan declined to comment on the report.
Nissan plans to cut about 300 billion yen (S$4 billion) in annual fixed costs and book restructuring charges as the pandemic further depresses its sales, a person with knowledge of the measures said last week.
The automaker will phase out the Datsun brand, shut down one production line in addition to the recently closed operation in Indonesia, and reach the reduced spending target this year by cutting marketing, research and other costs, the person said.


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Public health is about protecting the whole public, not any subset, even if underserved and strongly affected subsets are of course its frequent focus. It's about making society safer and healthier. That's where it rubs plenty of people (like my libertarian colleague Megan) the wrong way. The nanny state is the cuddlier term for the fascist state, and activist health commissioners like Thomas Frieden, now the head of the CDC, and his successor, Thomas Farley, are pet targets of people who use the word "activist" as a smear.
New York City was ridiculed when it banned trans fats, as I pointed out in a piece asking what the fate of the doughnut would be after the ban. (It survived quite nicely--and, as calorie-labeling has made painfully clear, doughnuts frequently have many many fewer calories than healthful-seeming muffins, especially in the colossally caloric pastry cases at Starbucks). But, as Frieden, then the New York City health commissioner, pointed out when I talked to him about the ban, the real impact was on McDonalds and the other chains (yes, Dunkin Donuts) that, once they went to the expense of complying with New York's rules, would likely change production for the whole country or much of it.
Calorie labeling has already had remarkable impact on the foods that fast-food companies make and serve. Yuppie avatar Starbucks immediately changed its default milk from whole to 2 percent, so it wouldn't have to admit that a Frappuccino could amount to practically as many calories as you should eat in a whole day; it recently removed high-fructose corn syrup from its baked goods, though unfortunately didn't make them lower-calorie--that's said to be in the works--or better-tasting, which I hope is in the works too.
And the big players, the ones health departments hope will change, are in fact changing. Just this week, Nonas told me--the day after the Times story came out--Burger King began a new ad campaign telling how customers could eat a full meal for 650 calories or less. McDonalds took .7 ounces and 70 calories out of its standard portion of french fries. Dunkin Donuts introduced an egg-white breakfast. KFC put grilled skinless chicken on its menu--not something anyone expected to see at KFC.
"We still feel it's a restaurant's responsibility to make affordable healthy choices available to the public," Nonas told me, but added that calorie posting is "one important piece but not the whole piece." She mentioned new education programs the city is running and new ways to get fresh produce into poor neighborhoods and into schools--the current focus of every health and school official you talk to, and of our own Josh Viertel and Helene York.
Nonas and colleagues are now analyzing their own study. It has ten times the number of participants, is drawn from more neighborhoods than the NYU study, and was conducted over six weeks--like the NYU study, shortly after the regulations were made enforceable. She said she had no idea what the results would show, and emphasized the difficult of picking out and cleaning the data.


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May 19, 2021| Financial
JD.com Announces First Quarter 2021 Results
On May 19, JD.com released its first quarter 2021 earnings results. Below is an infographic with the key highlights. The full release can be found here.
Disclaimer: In the case of any discrepancies, the original earnings press release shall prevail.
by Vivian Yang
JD Health announced its interim results for the six months that ended June 30th, 2022 on August 23rd, which beat both topline and bottom line expectations. Highlights in numbers include:
- Net revenue of RMB 20.2 billion yuan, an increase of 48.3 percent YoY;
- Non-IFRS net income of RMB 1.21 billion yuan, up by 82.0 percent YoY;
- Annual active user accounts reached 131.3 million, representing a YoY net increase of 22.7 million;
- The number of warehouses increased to 20 medicine warehouses and over 450 non-medicine ones;
- JD Pharmacy’s self-operated cold-chain fulfillment operation covered more than 240 cities across China, and offline Direct-to-Patient (DTP) drug stores extended to 26 provincial-level administrative regions;
- The average online healthcare consultation volume exceeded 250,000 per day;
- 27 online specialized medical centers have been established.
According to the report, during the reporting period, merchandise sales accounted for over 80 percent of net revenues, while that of services contributed nearly 15 percent. Despite this disparity, Enlin Jin, CEO of JD Health reaffirmed the company’s “two-wheels-driven” approach that focuses on both product supply chain and services.
While the “left-wheel” of online retail is generating stronger growth momentum now, JD Health is and must gradually pivot to the “right wheel” of service offerings, especially online healthcare services for greater and long-term development, Jin noted.
This June, JD Health upgraded its medical services and launched three new online consultation services: “Expert Consulting”, “Instant Consultation with JD Doctor” and “Nighttime Consultation” to further address users’ diverse needs. The “Expert Consulting” service cooperates with leading physicians from multiple “3A” (the top tier) hospitals in China; the “Nighttime Consultation” service arranges on-duty doctors to provide consultation services available overnight; and the “Instant Consultation with JD Doctor” service provides users with standardized medical consultation services through carefully selected in-house and external physicians.
In addition, JD Health released its “Enterprise Health Strategy” in June, offering corporate clients a full range of customized online and offline employee health management and medical services, covering multiple solutions including corporate emergency rescue management, employee weight and mental health management.
In the meantime, JD Health is leveraging its technological capabilities to empower medical institutions on digital transformation including operation models, supply chain management, healthcare service upgrading and more.
by Yuchuan Wang
JD Logistics released its interim 2022 earnings results on August 23, with revenue increasing by 20.9 percent to RMB58.6 billion yuan, a growth rate that is higher than the industry’s average.
External factors including the pandemic have posed challenges to the global logistics industry, while JD Logistics’ continuous investment in supply chain infrastructure and intelligent technology empowers the company to leverage flexible and resilient integrated supply chain solutions. In the second quarter of 2022, JD Logistics’ revenue from external customers increased by 27.7 percent YoY to RMB18.2 billion yuan, accounting for nearly 60 percent of total revenue for the quarter, thanks to the company’s tailored supply chain solutions and products for customers from various industries including FMCG, home appliance, apparel, 3C, automotive, fresh produce and more.
At the same time, JD Logistics keeps expanding its logistics infrastructure at home and abroad. As of June 30, 2022, JD Logistics operated over 1,400 self-operated warehouses and over 1,700 owner-operator cloud warehouses under its Open Warehouse Platform, with an aggregated floor area (GFA) of approximately 26 million square meters. Same-day or next-day delivery service covered China’s 94 percent counties and 84 percent towns and villages.
In June, JD Logistics launched the first automated warehouse in the United States, “Los Angeles No.2”, enlarging its self-operated warehouses in the country reaching an area of approximately 1,000,000 square feet. Since 2020, JD Logistics has launched self-operated overseas warehouses in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Malaysia and so on, representing the company’s initial milestone achievements in its global network expansion plan. As of June 30, 2022, JD Logistics operated approximately 90 bonded warehouses, international direct mail warehouses and overseas warehouses, covering an aggregate GFA of approximately 900,000 square meters with an over 70 percent increase year-over-year.
JD Logistics has been investing in smart technologies regarding warehousing and delivery. JD Logistics had applied for over 7,000 patents and software licenses, among which more than 4,000 are related to automation technology and unmanned technology. As the first company in China to apply autonomous delivery vehicles commercially on public roads, JD Logistics now deploys over 400 such vehicles in more than 25 cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Changshu and more.
Additionally, JD Logistics is deeply aware that the future of the company is closely tied to the environment, society and the industry. In May, JD Logistics published its first ESG report; and in June, JD Logistics and partners jointly released the “Carbon Neutral Guide for Logistics Parks” and took the lead in presenting a comprehensive solution for carbon neutrality in logistics parks. JD Logistics also released the industry’s first Delivered with Original Package (“DWOP”) green packaging certification, and joined hands with many partners to set the new goal of green packaging, aiming at achieving more than 80 percent of e-commerce products support DWOP by 2030.
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A recent retail banking research study concluded that the more technologically advanced consumers become, the less tolerant they are of poor customer service. The study also found that customers continue to view branches as a vital link to their bank, but remain wary of social channels.
Despite growth in online and digital tools, branches remain popular, with 64% saying it is their channel of choice. Almost three quarters (73%) of customers in the US, UK, Germany and Spain see their local branch as a vital link to their bank, second only to cash machines.
Key Takeaway: People think branches are more important than they actually are. Paradoxically, they say they need branches, even though they don’t use them.
The average number of channels used to purchase a product is 2.9. The study revealed that customers expect banks to tie all these disparate channels together, linked with their personal data.
Key Takeaway: Achieving greater channel integration should be a core priority for all retail financial institutions.
The report encourages banks to create branch experiences comparable with the retail sector, including greater use of video, hands-on demos, in-store internet terminals and WiFi. 41% of consumers say they expect access to free WiFi inside bank branches.
“Better branch design is needed and in-branch technology — e.g. self-service kiosks — should be employed,” the report recommends.
Calling the contact center remains the first stop for consumers looking to resolve a complaint or issue, although 40% say poorly constructed phone trees are a major source of frustration. 47% said they would prefer to call someone at the branch level instead of at a call center.
Key Takeaway: When digitally-savvy consumers decide online and self-service channels won’t suffice, they are intent on receiving hands-on, personal attention, not more automation and technology. They know what they need: to talk to someone — without headaches, hassles and roadblocks.
“Consumers want to be able to contact someone local, with the perfect scenario being able to call someone with the potential of being able to follow that up face-to-face,” researchers noted.
Mobile banking is also gaining popularity, with 24% saying they have already tried it. One-third are interested in making mobile payments. Consumers also expect other digital channels like web- and video chat to grow. 25% of those ages 16-24 would like to use video-chat to speak with their bank.
The research found that banking customers around the world remain cautious of social media when dealing with personal finance matters. The study revealed that only 5% of consumers see social media as an appropriate channel for financial conversations, and some 60% said they wouldn’t use Twitter, Facebook or similar sites to resolve customer service issues in banking.
Only 7% of consumers say they are interested in social finance tools like peer-to-peer lending.
“While consumers are willing to use mobile apps, they are less sure about using online forums and social media to collaborate with others over their finances,” the report notes.
Banking… It Ain’t Easy
The research found that consumers are more cautious and are paying more attention to their finances. 65% said they are spending more time and energy managing their money.
Consumers resent the effort involved in the retail finance processes. Over 40% say they have to exert high- or very high levels of effort when making financial purchases.
Key Takeaway: Find ways to simplify every consumer-facing product, process and channel. Your goal should be for consumers to spend less time interacting with your brand, not more.
59% of US consumers say they are “more likely to switch banks due to bad customer service than to get a slightly better deal.” An equal number of UK consumers feel the same way, while only 45% of Spanish agree.
The Net Promoter Score (a simple if not controversial measurement used by some financial institutions) is negative for the entire industry.
“Levels of recommendation are very low and large global banks are undifferentiated,” researchers noted, “even if service levels aren’t too shabby.”
People don’t have high levels of trust in financial services providers, particularly in the UK, where the number has sunk to 31%. Barely a third (34%) of British consumers said they have a strong relationship with their bank. This compares to 40% in Spain, 55% in the US and 64% in Germany.
In-branch bank representatives need better skills and knowledge, according to 38% of UK and 39% of Spanish consumers.
Spain leads the rest of the world in mobile banking. Spanish consumers are using mobile browsers, smartphone apps, email and text messaging for banking more than most1 – but they have to wait the longest to apply for a new account.
Germans seem more focused on getting the best possible deal than quality of service.
UK consumers are global leaders in online and digital finance.
The US has the most competitive market and US consumers seem the most satisfied with service and interactions.


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Who will be the next Apple: 10 startups, which you should look in 2018
Virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), artificial intelligence technology, blockchain industry, biotechnology and autonomous car - the areas where work the most interesting projects in 2018.
The volume of venture capital investments in startups in 2017 reached a new record -. $ 148 billion four dozen startups for the first time entered the "club of the unicorns" - were rated higher than $ 1 billion The number of venture capital transactions decreased, and therefore, hedge funds have become more selective refers to investments. Some businesses prefer to run without any venture, and try their luck in one of the main trends in 2017 - ICO.
Less than the IPO, more bright start-up stories from Europe and China, more stringent requirements for assessing the reasonableness of the company - the main predictions for 2018 year in venture capital market. The following selected a dozen startups with venture capital, behind which is worth to watch.
Xiaomi, developer of mobile devices and software
Chinese Apple - manufacturer of devices from Beijing received that nickname back in 2014, mainly due to very similar to the iPhone smartphone and the sharp buzz around the device. In the same year, Xiaomi drew his last venture round - at $ 1.1 billion, which was featured DST Global.
Now the dust has settled a bit around Xiaomi: the company occupies 14% of the domestic market, behind Huawei, Oppo and Vivo. But Xiaomi ambitious plans for 2018 once again attracted the attention of investors.
According to Business Insider, the company began the selection banks for arranging of IPO, the results of which can get an estimate of $ 100 billion in July Xiaomi capitalization was estimated at 45 billion -. Between the last two rounds, it grew by 200%. IPO success can contribute to financial performance - according to Reuters, Xiaomi's revenue for 2017 may be 18% higher than the forecast, net profit - exceed $ 1 billion, and by the end of this year - double.
Another contender for the IPO, biotech company 23andme estimated in September to $ 1.5 billion startup founded by Anne Vozhitski (Ex-wife of Sergey Brin). Company now has two sources of income.
Firstly, the company has sold more than 2 million DNA test for the detection of predisposition to disease. Secondly, the collected test data 23andme sells research institutes. It will be interesting to see whether the company can develop the third line of monetization - developing its own medicine.
Safinus, exchange for novice and experienced investors
The platform will enable an experienced investors and crypto funds to create their portfolios of cryptocurrencies and ICOs, which in a few clicks will join novice investors. The platform will be output rating of portfolios and provide transparent reporting on each of them.
Crypto funds and experienced investors and traders will be able repeatedly to increase the volume of managed funds through a unique mechanism of joining newcomers to the investment portfolio.
By attracting private investors and beginners, who have not had previous opportunities to fully invest in the crypto industry, it is expected that Safinus platform will be one of the main channels through which will flow investment in ICO projects.
Magic Leap, AR and VR developer solutions
The company Magic Leap, whose secret development for three years did not prevent to catch Google and Alibaba in the number of investors, has also attracted the largest investment round of the fourth quarter 2017 - $ 500 million, but the main thing that startup has finally revealed in December, a prototype system of augmented reality.
Although about IPO of the company with an estimate of $ 6 billion, is still too early to say, the most interesting thing is expected in this year, when will commence delivery of the product Magic Leap One.
Developer of blockbuster AR-game Pokemon Go risked to remain by a single application. However, two years later Niantic want to repeat the success - in November, the company raised $ 200 million investment and plans to launch the game Wizards Unite based on the Harry Potter.
Do not cease rumors about ICO Telegram. According to TechCrunch, the sale of tokens of Gram Project Telegram Open Network (TON) is focused on the collection cryptocurrency amount equivalent to $ 1.2 billion - it will be a record for crypto industry, more than 4 times higher than the current leader FileCoin, who collected $ 257 million.
Based on the White Paper, Durov wants to create its own blockchain platform, competitor Bitcoin and Ethereum. With a high-bandwidth now some transactions take weeks, whereas TON promises speed comparable with payments with Visa or Mastercard. Perhaps the most important is the fact that already in the first quarter of 2018 messenger may overstep the mark of 200 million active users, which will create a critical mass for scaling cryptocurrency and building new infrastructure on it.
Transferwise, international money transfer service
Venture investors are not the first year look beyond Silicon Valley. And fintech segment alive thanks not for only cryptocurrencies. Service Transferwise from London - the center of the global financial industry - has challenged the main institutions of the industry: the banks. The company with an estimate of $ 1.6 billion works on reduction of tariffs for international currency transfers. Among investors - Richard Branson and Peter Thiel. Transferwise attracted a new round of $ 280 million at the beginning of November.
Why do you need to look on Transferwise right now? Transferwise have new competitors in the face of crypto wallets, and therefore, there was an additional incentive for product innovation. On last week Transferwise launched a new product - the international account with a debit card or Mastercard, support for up to 28 currencies and conversion rate that users can see in Google.
DocuSign, digital documents verification service
DocuSign, digital contracts platform, also plans to hold an IPO in 2018. The company recently attracted venture capital investments. Even in 2015 when company was measured in US $ 3 billion, has already reached the level of profitable and now, according to analysts, it is ready to either a public offering or a sale.
From the point of view of the product it is also interesting how the DocuSign will compete with smart contracts in blockchain and what will be the strategy of the company in 2018 with the new CEO Dan Springer.
Bytedance, AI media service
While Chinese manufacturers of devices have already won the international market, internet services (with the exception, perhaps, Aliexpress) has not yet mastered by users outside China. More interesting, when the Chinese startup has ambitious plans to enter the world, and in particular on the American market.
Company Bytedance, using artificial intelligence technology for the personalization of content, is well known in the domestic market of China. It is estimated at more than $ 20 billion and has a news aggregator Toutiao with 120 million users a day. In addition, Bytedance recently acquired mobile video service Musical.ly, which is already popular in the US, and French rival news aggregator News Republic.
From a business perspective, it is worth to look on international expansion Bytedance, but in terms of the product - in the AI development: the company has topped the list of 100 startups, leading AI-industry according to the CBI Insights, in terms of investment.
WayRay, developer of augmented reality technology for vehicles
Against the background of "unicorns" technology market a Swiss start-up with Russian roots WayRay looks modest. Today the company, which is developing AR-device and software for vehicles, has raised $ 30 million from investors including Alibaba Jack Ma's company, and is planning another round of $ 50 million.
In November WayRay won the Grand Prix Automobility LA competition for startups that are developing technology for cars. At CES-2018 the company after four years of development has shown the holographic AR-navigator prototype Navion and infotainment system with augmented reality for cars. If WayRay implements plans to release their first device - Navion - on the market, this year could be a turning point for the company.


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Relentless pursuit of innovation in an open ecosystem
Did you know that, contrary to popular belief, Huawei is not the typical Chinese company, but has developed a unique culture that combines both Western and Eastern characteristics?
Huawei’s culture is like an onion with many layers; one layer is the British culture, another layer is Chinese, and still another is American.
The vigour with which Huawei has been accused of connections with the Chinese military and of financial support from the Chinese government has been increasing in parallel with Huawei’s expansion and commercial success.
Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider. Our aim is to bring digital to every person, home and organisation for a fully connected, intelligent world.
Our innovative ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world's population.
Huawei is an integral part of Europe’s ongoing digital transformation. Committed to the European model of a social market economy, Huawei’s goal is to boost the competitiveness of the European economy from within, stimulating investment and creating jobs.
Free trade, fair competition and strong intellectual property protection are drivers of this process.
No more walls
Remarks by Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman, Huawei, delivered on 23 May 2019 at the Potsdam Conference on National Cybersecurity (Germany)
Ren Zhengfei's International Media Roundtable
Transcript of the International Media Roundtable with Ren Zhengfei, Huawei CEO and founder
Fire is the test of gold
A New Year message for 2019 by Guo Ping, Huawei Rotating Chairman
There Is Always Good in People!
Meng Wanzhou has kept a diary for years. Here is what she wrote on 19 December 19 2018
Huawei European Innovation Day
Leading artists, famous scientists, and young scholars discussed the connection between art and science
From Kinshasa to Malaysia to Brussels
If you want to get a grasp of the global character of Huawei, you should meet Abraham Liu, who is Huawei’s Chief Representative to the EU Institutions
Shenzhen: a genuine high-tech laboratory
Huawei’s home is in Shenzhen in the south-east of China. It is a particular place
Our Core Values – the essence of Huawei
The essence of a company is reflected in its culture, core values, mission and vision.


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A new year means a new variety of TV shows to watch on Netflix. Lucky for us, the streaming platform recently released a new original series that already has the internet talking.
Called Alice in Borderland, the Netflix original is a live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name by author Hara Aso. In short, it tells the story of a young gamer and his two pals who find themselves in a parallel Tokyo, where they must compete in a series of dangerous games to survive. Interested? Keep reading for everything we know.


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“What’s New” from Lutron – 2017
Lutron has released their “What’s New for 2017” brochure, which includes new products recently revealed at CEDIA 2017 in San Diego.
Among their new releases is RA2 Select, a new wireless control system that allows up to 100 devices. Other items include Pico Keypads, updates to the App interface, HomeWorks QS updates, and more.
Click to download the Lutron What’s New 2017 brochure. For more information, call us at Powerfull Systems!


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Current account customers could get a free case of wine, or cash, or perhaps slash the cost of their overdraft and boost their savings returns by choosing a new deal, analysis of the market has found.
Financial information website Moneyfacts said current account switching perks appear to be making a comeback.
Moneyfacts said it is always worth customers reviewing their current account to see if it is working hard enough for them.
While interest rates are generally low, there may be some perks which appeal to people.
Rachel Springall, a finance expert at Moneyfacts.co.uk, said: “One of the best deals on the market for consumers looking for a high interest rate is from Virgin Money – on its current account, savers will earn 2.02% on balances up to £1,000, the overdraft charges 19.9%, around 20% less than some other alternatives on the market – and if consumers switch using the Cass (Current Account Switch Service) they will get a free case of wine.”
The 15-bottle case, available to customers aged 18-plus, will be delivered by Virgin Wines.
As with perks offered by other providers, terms and conditions apply in order to qualify for the deal.
Meanwhile, HSBC UK is offering £125 in cash to those switching to its Advance or Premier current accounts to customers using Cass.
Moneyfacts also highlighted an overdraft offered by Starling Bank.
Ms Springall said: “Overdraft tariffs have changed since the flat fee ban came into place in April 2020, so for any banking customer who may dip into the red, one of the best tariffs comes from Starling Bank as it charges 15%.”
She added: “It is too soon to tell whether we will see any more switching offers launch in the weeks to come, as providers may still be assessing their ranges in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Whatever consumers decide to do, switching by using the Cass is worth contemplating but they must be sure any account suits their overall banking needs and not to be swayed by a perk alone.”


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According to an FCC filing, spotted by Twitter user Android TV Guide, it looks like Walmart is preparing to release an Android TV stick. And it’ll be part of its onn. brand.
Over the past few years, Walmart has been building out its own electronics brand called “onn.” which has a few Android tablets available, and even some laptops. It has also revived the “Gateway” brand for laptops. Though, for the most part, devices with the “onn.” branding have been super cheap, and offered a pretty terrible user-experience. And we are expecting the same for this device.
We don’t know a whole lot about this Android TV stick just yet, but it is certified for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. It also uses Google’s reference design remote, which is an interesting tidbit here. The remote has buttons for YouTube, Netflix, Disney+ and HBO MAX. The four biggest streaming services on the market today.
This onn. Android TV stick actually looks more like a Roku
In the pictures that we can see from the FCC, this Android TV stick actually looks a whole lot like a Roku streaming stick. But a bit more rounded. Though, there are only so many ways that you can design a HDMI stick these days.
There are two real questions that we need answered about this Android TV device. One is, whether or not it’ll use Google TV. Which it likely will. Since most of the newer Android TV devices are coming with Google TV right now. The other question is going to be price. There aren’t a lot of Android TV devices on the market, but the cheapest one is the Chromecast with Google TV, which is priced at $50. There’s also the Xiaomi Mi Box S for $60.
If Walmart can undercut the Chromecast with Google TV, then it’ll have a real winner on its hands here. As long as the experience isn’t too terrible.
The post Get Ready For A Cheap (And Probably Terrible) Android TV Stick From Walmart appeared first on Android Headlines.


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Global crypto derivatives alternate BitMEX is increasing its platform past simply derivatives by lastly launching a spot crypto buying and selling platform.
BitMEX formally introduced on May 17 that its spot crypto alternate, the BitMEX Spot Exchange, is now reside, permitting retail and institutional buyers to purchase, promote and commerce cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).
At launch, the alternate helps seven pairs of cryptocurrencies, together with BTC, ETH, Chainlink (LINK), Uniswap (UNI), Polygon (MATIC), Axie Infinity (AXS) and ApeCoin (APE), all buying and selling towards the Tether stablecoin (USDT).
The launch of the BitMEX Spot Exchange comes as the corporate plans to develop into one of many prime ten largest spot exchanges on the earth. The firm determined to construct its personal spot alternate final yr in response to the growing crypto buying and selling demand from its present consumer base, based on the announcement.
“Today, BitMEX is one step closer to providing our users with a full crypto ecosystem to buy, sell, and trade their favourite digital assets. We will not rest as we aim to deliver more features, more trading pairs, and more ways for our clients to take part in the crypto revolution,” BitMEX CEO Alexander Höpner stated.
Founded in 2014, BitMEX is among the world’s largest and oldest crypto buying and selling corporations, beginning offering its providers about six years after Bitcoin was launched. Unlike spot exchanges, BitMEX has been primarily focusing derivatives, permitting customers to purchase and promote contracts like futures, choices and perpetuals on a variety of crypto property.
At the time of writing, BitMEX is among the prime 30 greatest derivatives crypto buying and selling platforms, with day by day buying and selling quantity amounting to $841 million, based on information from CoinMarketCap. BitMEX was ranked one of many greatest derivatives platforms by open curiosity alongside Binance as of 2020.
BitMEX has confronted some authorized points lately, with founders Arthur Hayes and Hong Konger Benjamin Delo pleading responsible to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in February 2022. The court docket ultimately ordered a complete of $30 million civil financial penalties from the three co-founders of BitMEX crypto derivatives alternate in March.
Related: The Brazilian Stock Exchange will launch Bitcoin and Ethereum futures
The agency additionally reportedly laid off about 75 staff — or 1 / 4 of the corporate’s workers — in April, following a failed acquisition of the German financial institution Bankhaus von der Heyd.
BitMEX didn’t instantly reply to Cointelegraph’s request for remark. This article will likely be up to date pending new info.


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August 11, 2021 – San Francisco-headquartered executive search firm The Loring Group has placed Alan Flohr as head of growth and chief revenue officer for Pathr.ai, a leading spatial intelligence platform. Steve Caliger, managing partner, led the assignment.
Pathr added the role to support the company’s rapid growth and lead the global sales, business development, marketing and customer success teams. With 100 percent growth forecasted, Pathr required something different than a traditional retained search that takes months to complete. “Companies everywhere are losing desired candidates in the interview process because the job market is so hot,” said Mr. Caliger. The Loring Group employed its new Agile search model that allows clients to complete a retained search, with all diligence, in six to eight weeks.
Mr. Flohr joins Pathr with 20 years of leading sales and marketing for software companies. His demonstrated leadership driving rapid growth for early-stage companies while building and developing teams is expected to strengthen Pathr’s ability to meet its objectives. Most recently, Mr. Flohr served as vice president of sales for direct commerce. He was global sales leader responsible for demand generation and revenue growth from new and existing customers, said The Loring Group, and has demonstrated ability to grow revenue and consistently deliver winning go-to-market strategies.
Pathr’s customers include retailers, shopping malls, commercial real estate and manufacturing companies. The Company’s AI-powered spatial intelligence platform uses anonymous location data to drive actionable business insights in real-time. Pathr helps businesses across multiple industries better understand how the movement of people and objects in and around an organization’s physical space can impact its success. This highly intuitive knowledge gleaned through predictive algorithms, and advanced data analysis enables managers to promote deeper, more meaningful interactions with their key constituents in the most critical moments. Pathr’s proprietary “behavior engine” also works to streamline operations across an organization’s eco-system—and, in commercial settings, improve profits and loss prevention.
Finding Top Talent
The Loring Group focuses on sectors such as technology, consumer products, life sciences, financial services, construction and non-profit. The firm recently completed searches in functional disciplines that include finance, engineering, sales, marketing, human resources, and information technology.
“Some of the reasons why clients choose us for these critical assignments are that our partners were leaders in business before becoming recruiters, and have operating expertise in their industries,” said Mr. Caliger. “We have our own in-house, dedicated research team like larger firms, but our senior partners do the work on search assignments vs. handing them off to others. These advantages allow us to source better candidates and close out searches faster than our competitors.”
Mr. Caliger and partner Rich Kampmann opened The Loring Group in 2019.. “The reason we started The Loring Group was to deliver higher quality work,” Mr. Caliger said. “Our partners were leaders for technology, banking, healthcare and professional services companies before becoming recruiters. We have deep domain expertise in these industries as well as business acumen most executive search consultants lack.”
Mr. Caliger has had a distinguished career as a sales leader and executive search consultant in the technology industry. He is a technology professional who has held leadership positions with several industry icons. With more than 20 years of executive search and consulting experience, Mr. Caliger develops senior leadership teams for sales, finance, product, engineering, and information technology. In addition, he has done work for consumer products, financial services, and non-profit organizations.
Mr. Kampmann has more than 16 years of executive search and leadership consulting expertise. In addition, he has 14 years of leadership experience in the banking and wealth management industries. Mr. Kampmann has performed hundreds of searches for companies around the world at executive and senior management levels. He has supported commercial banks, wealth, and asset managers, for both publicly and privately held concerns. He has also done work for industrial and consumer products companies. Prior to The Loring Group, Mr. Kampmann worked for global executive firms such as Stanton Chase, was an equity partner with Boyden and started his executive search career as a principal with Korn Ferry.
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Managing Editor; and Stephen Sawicki, Managing Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media


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DIAMOND BAR, Calif. — The Specialty Equipment Market Association Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $272,000 this year in scholarships and loan-forgiveness to students in automotive-related programs and/or employees of SEMA-member companies.
LAS VEGAS — The organizers of the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo have reformatted the education program this year with fewer traditional classroom sessions and more interactive training and technology sessions.
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PALO ALTO, California: Jack Ma, the founder and CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is keen on buying Yahoo Inc. if the opportunity presents itself and has held discussions with other potential buyers about options. Asked whether Alibaba might like to pick up the ailing US Internet company, Ma told an audience at Stanford University that he would be “very interested in Yahoo.” The former English schoolteacher later added that, were he to have his way, he would be eager to acquire all of Yahoo, not just the stake it owns in Alibaba.
“The whole piece of Yahoo,” Ma said in answer to a question from the audience about what part of Yahoo he was interested in. “China is already ours, right? It’s already in my pocket.” Yahoo shares leaped 5 percent to $13.80 in after-hours trading. Acquiring Yahoo could help Ma expand his online empire into one of the world’s most important Internet markets. Ma also said he planned to spend the next year in the United States learning more about the country and the market. An Alibaba spokeswoman said Ma would be based in the San Francisco Bay area, but would travel across the country and would continue his operational duties as chairman and CEO of the Alibaba Group.
Ma, who was speaking at the China 2.0 conference at Stanford, said he had not visited Yahoo to discuss a deal since he arrived in the United States 15 days ago. “We are probably one of the very few companies that really understand Yahoo USA very well,” he said, referring to his company’s long-running relationship with Yahoo, which dates back to 2005. That relationship has grown strained in recent years. Ma’s attempts to buy back some of Yahoo’s roughly 40 percent stake in his company were rebuffed by former Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz, who was fired earlier this month.
Yahoo has received inquiries from multiple parties about “potential options,” but the struggling company is expected to take months to decide its future. It has retained Allen & Co. to help it conduct a long-term “strategic review.” Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners is among the parties that have been in touch with Allen & Co, according to a source familiar with the matter. Yahoo’s board has also started to look for a permanent CEO, but provided no details on its progress, or whether it hired an executive recruiting firm to oversee the search. At an all-hands meeting the day after Bartz was fired, Yahoo founder Jerry Yang said the company was not for sale, according to another source familiar with the matter. But analysts are staking good odds that Yahoo could eventually be acquired.
Ma said he couldn’t predict when a deal to acquire Yahoo might take place. “It’s more complicated than we thought. And there’s so many people interested in that. And we are also talking to them and they are talking to us,” he said. “I cross my fingers, just to say we are very, very interested,” Ma said. – Arabnews


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What Causes Water Quality Problems in Irrigation?
Problems with water quality in horticulture is an ongoing battle that has escalated over the last decade. The threat of pathogens and algae in irrigation water is something that all farmers have to contend with on a daily basis. And, as with any battle - there are some winners and some losers. Let’s shed some light on the basics of cause and effect to make this ongoing dilemma simpler to solve. Let's look at what contributes to the water quality of commercial irrigation.
How Do Droughts Affect Irrigation Water Quality?
At any particular time, some part of the US, and the planet for that matter is experiencing a major drought. And in states like California that provide fruit and vegetables for our entire country, a significant drought like the one during 2012 to 2016 can be devastating to both growers and consumers.
Although the 2012-2016 drought in California has officially ended, other parts of the western US are still experiencing extremely dry conditions. Take a look at this continuously updated US Drought Map issued by the United States Drought Monitor.
During droughts, local water-management authorities are forced to regulate and restrict irrigation supply and agriculture runoff. So, unless modern farmers use technology to their advantage, water restrictions resulting from drought conditions can push them out of business.
Droughts create a water scarcity, which drives up the price for both the farmer and consumer. If farmers choose to cut costs in their water treatment systems, crop vitality, and quality decline and consumer health concerns arise.
2. Add The Key Facts of Urbanization
More people are moving to big cities like NYC or New Jersey where fresh produce is hard to find in the winter months. Or Las Vegas where water is scare year round. As urbanization increases, the problem of having enough fresh fruits and vegetables for the millions of city dwellers is becoming more evident.
Not everyone lives in California’s Central Valley where fresh fruits and vegetables are readily available year-round. For consumers in large cities or on the East Coast, the delivery of their “fresh" vegetables” may have taken several days or weeks which drastically shortens shelf life.
Consumers are becoming more concerned about the safety of the fruits and vegetables they’re purchasing.
Here’s what the USDA has to say in their article: Foodborne Pathogens Associated with Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
“The U.S. Public Health Service has identified a number of microorganisms associated with foodborne illness that are notable either because of the severity or because of the prevalence of the illness they cause. Foodborne microbial pathogens associated with the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables include"
hepatitis A virus
This article tells us that no matter our growing method, open air, greenhouse, hydroponics, vertical farming, or alternative we have a responsibility to ensure the fruits and vegetables we grow are safe.
Increased Demand for Organic Produce
Consumers want what consumers want. And for over 30 years it’s been organic. Here’s a quote from the article “Organic Market Overview”:
“Fresh fruits and vegetables have been the top-selling category of organically grown food since the organic food industry started retailing products over 3 decades ago, and they are still outselling other food categories, according to the Nutrition Business Journal. Produce accounted for 43 percent of U.S. organic food sales in 2012.”
Goals & Priorities of Effective Water Treatment
The goal of modern farmers isn’t to sterilize their water. They understand that many microorganisms are beneficial to both humans and plant growth. The real goal is to reduce the risk of pathogens. At Voeks, Inc. we work to do this within the budget of the grower.
We look at the grower’s location, current irrigation system, sources and quality of water and go from there.
As with any project, it’s good to start out with a list. Here is a water quality checklist from UMass Amherst - the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment. See what points you already have in and what you need help with.
CHECKLIST WATER QUALITY FOR CROP PRODUCTION
Have water tested at a laboratory that is equipped to test water for irrigation purposes. Irrigation water tests should always include pH and alkalinity.
Reclaimed water, runoff water, or recycled water may require reconditioning before use for irrigation since disease organisms, soluble salts and traces of organic chemicals may be present.
Water quality should be tested to ensure it is acceptable for plant growth and to minimize the risk of discharging pollutants to surface or groundwater.
Use filtration to remove suspended solids from water to prevent clogging of piping, valves, nozzles, and emitters in an irrigation system. Suspended solids include sand, soil, leaves, organic matter, algae, and weeds. Water pH may need to be adjusted before being used for mixing some pesticides, floral preservatives, and growth regulators.
Get Your Free 15 Minute Consultation Today
Call 408-332-9635 or contact us online. The team at Voeks, Inc. is here to help you grow.


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YOUNG’S Seafood has so far remained silent on a report that it has captured a key coated fish contract from a local rival.
When approached by Fish Update, the company said it could not confirm or deny the report that it had taken the private label coated fish contract for the Iceland frozen food retail chain from Five Star Fish.
But it would seem that competition to tie up fish processing deals is hotting up. The seafood business plays its cards close to its chest and it is not unusual for seafood processors to remain tight lipped about contracts, with news tending to filter out through unofficial sources, such as the fish markets.
Both companies are based in Grimsby. Five Star is owned by the Two Sisters Food Group, headed by tycoon Ranjit Boparan. Although its main business is poultry, the company also has significant seafood interests.
Despite the ‘no comment’ reply, sources in Grimsby said there were smiles on the faces of Young’s executives last week, suggesting the company had been successful.
Five Star was in the news recently when it captured £40 million of a total £60 million Marks & Spencer contract which had previously been held by Icelandic Seachill. The remainder has gone to processors outside Grimsby.
Five Star Fish was founded in the 1980s to supply frozen coated fish to the food service and retail markets – to the likes of Iceland and JD Wetherspoons. But in the last three or four years it has branched into the chilled fish market.
The Iceland deal will provide some comfort for Young’s, which took a several knock a year ago when it lost the Sainsbury’s salmon processing contract, worth around £100 million, to Marine Harvest.
That change cost hundreds of jobs in the Fraserburgh area and led to questions being asked in the Scottish parliament.


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Ostend-Bruges Airport is seeing cargo figures increase by 9% during the first quarter of 2021. The number of flight movements is also increasing by 21%. Since April 2, TUI fly has once again been flying from our airport to 4 Spanish destinations. The airport, therefore, expects to see a recovery in passenger figures in the coming months.
Last year’s good cargo results continue during the first 3 months of 2021. A total of 10,854 tonnes of cargo was traded through Ostend airport. That is an increase of 9% compared to 2020. The airport expects a continuation of these good figures in the coming months.
In addition to the good cargo results, Ostend also sees the number of flight movements increased by more than a fifth (21%). This is partly due to the greater demand for air freight and a significant increase in the number of local and training flights. “Due to the strict Covid-19 measures, flight schools were unable to operate flights for several months. Since these restrictions were lifted, we have seen a significant increase in the number of training flights. In March the number of training flights increased by almost 300%,” says CEO Eric Dumas.
Ostend-Bruges Airport is waiting patiently for the passengers. During the first 3 months of this year, the airport welcomed 4,718 passengers. That is a decrease of 91% compared to last year when it welcomed 54,000 passengers until the start of the corona pandemic in mid-March.
The airport will see a slight recovery in these numbers in the coming months. Since April 2, TUI fly has again been flying to Alicante, Malaga, Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Due to current travel restrictions, only travellers with an essential travel purpose are currently allowed to travel abroad. According to the Federal Consultative Committee, the travel restrictions will be lifted on April 19 and tourist travel will be allowed again from that date. From May, Eskisehir (Turkey), Mallorca and Ibiza will also be added to the flight schedule.
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CEO Eric Dumas: “As an airport, we are getting ready to welcome everyone again from April 19th. We are convinced that travellers can travel safely and comfortably via our airport. Our smaller size clearly plays in our favour. There are few departures at the same time. As a result, there are only a limited number of passengers in the airport building at the same time and the distances can be kept at all times. The airport has invested heavily in corona safety in recent months, thus creating an extra safe environment for our passengers.”


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